
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/1036 of 15 July 2020 on the non-approval of certain active substances in biocidal products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) 

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, as last amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/227, establishes in its Annex II a list of active substance/product-type combinations included in the review programme of existing active substances in biocidal products on 30 March 2019.

(2) For a number of active substance/product-type combinations included in that list, all the participants have withdrawn their support in a timely manner.

(3) The Commission was informed, in accordance with Article 12(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, of those active substance/product-type combinations for which all participants made a timely withdrawal and for which the role of participant had previously been taken over. In accordance with point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 20 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, those active substance/product-type combinations should not be approved for use in biocidal products.

(4) An open invitation was published to take over the role of participant for those active substance/product-type combinations for which the role of participant had not previously been taken over. For some of those combinations no notification has been submitted or a notification has been submitted and rejected pursuant to paragraph 4 or paragraph 5 of Article 17 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014. In accordance with point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 20 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, those active substance/product-type combinations should not be approved for use in biocidal products.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 
The active substances listed in the Annex are not approved for the product-types indicated therein.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 15 July 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
ANNEX

Active substance/product-type combinations not approved, including any nanomaterial forms:

Entry Number in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 Substance name Rapporteur Member State EC number CAS number Product-type(s)
37 Formic acid BE 200-579-1 64-18-6 11, 12
1025 Performic acid generated from formic acid and hydrogen peroxide BE n/a n/a 3, 5, 6
1027 Peracetic acid generated from 1,3- diacetyloxypropan-2-yl acetate and hydrogen peroxide AT n/a n/a 4
1028 Peracetic acid generated from tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED) and sodium perborate monohydrate AT n/a n/a 3
1029 Peracetic acid generated by perhydrolysis of N-acetylcaprolactam by hydrogen peroxide in alkaline conditions AT n/a n/a 2
85 Symclosene DE 201-782-8 87-90-1 12
195 Sodium 2-biphenylate ES 205-055-6 132-27-4 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13
253 Tetrahydro-3,5-dimethyl-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione (Dazomet) BE 208-576-7 533-74-4 6, 12
346 Sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate DE 220-767-7 51580-86-0 12
345 Troclosene sodium DE 220-767-7 2893-78-9 12
359 Formaldehyde released from (Ethylenedioxy)dimethanol (Reaction products of ethylene glycol with paraformaldehyde (EGForm)) PL 222-720-6 3586-55-8 2
382 Tetrahydro-1,3,4,6-tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)imidazo[4,5-d]imidazole-2,5 (1H,3H)-dione (TMAD) ES 226-408-0 5395-50-6 2
1035 Active bromine generated from ozone and bromide of natural water and sodium bromide NL n/a n/a 2
1036 Hydrogen peroxide released from sodium percarbonate FI n/a n/a 5
473 Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids ES 232-319-8 8003-34-7 18, 19
1041 Chlorine dioxide generated from sodium chloride by electrolysis DE n/a n/a 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12
1044 Chlorine dioxide generated from sodium chlorite and sodium persulfate DE n/a n/a 12
597 1-[2-(Allyloxy)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole (Imazalil) DE 252-615-0 35554-44-0 3
939 Active chlorine generated from sodium chloride by electrolysis SK n/a n/a 12
1052 Active chlorine generated from magnesium chloride hexahydrate by electrolysis FR n/a n/a 2
1053 Active chlorine generated from potassium chloride by electrolysis DK n/a n/a 2, 4
1055 Active chlorine generated from sodium chloride and pentapotassium bis(peroxymonosulfate)bis(sulfate) (KPMS) and sulfamic acid SI n/a n/a 2, 3
1056 Active chlorine generated from hydrochloric acid by electrolysis SI n/a n/a 2, 4, 5
731 Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, ext. ES 289-699-3 89997-63-7 18
811 Silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate SE 422-570-3 265647-11-8 1
1014 Silver zeolite SE n/a n/a 5
868 Polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride with a mean number-average molecular weight (Mn) of 1415 and a mean polydispersity (PDI) of 4,7 (PHMB(1415;4,7)) FR Polymer 1802181-67-4/32289-58-0 3, 9, 11